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In Pictures: Muintir na Tíre honoured for 40 years of Community Alert services in...
A Cathaoirleach’s reception was held in the Chamber of Laois County Council this week to celebrate and honour Muintir na Tíre for four decades...
Laois Defence Force personnel head for the Lebanon – on what will be one...
Defence Forces personnel from Laois will take part in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), in what is likely to be the...
‘The manner that this has been handled is a scandal’ says Brian Stanley on...
Laois TD Brian Stanley has expressed his full support for the Fastway workers and contractors following the collapse of the company this week.
He said:...
ESB Networks announces €6.5 million investment to enhance its national training centre in Portlaoise
A €6.5 million investment is to be made in the ESB's Networks Training Centre in Portlaoise.
The official announcement was made yesterday when the site...
Maria McCormack: ‘We are very happy with our decision to back Catherine Connolly’
The left united and it worked. Catherine Connolly will be inaugurated as Ireland's 10th president and will spend the next seven years in Áras...
Portlaoise woman named as Lidl’s Laois Family Carer of the Year
Gemma Lawlor from Portlaoise has been named the Laois Lidl Family Carer of the Year 2025.
The awards recognise the remarkable commitment, compassion and strength...
Laois woman involved in Spoil the Vote campaign: ‘It shows the government that there...
Elaine Mullally, the Laois woman who was a central figure in the Spoil the Vote campaign in last week's Presidential Election, says that the...
40 years and still going strong – Laois County Council acknowledges Seamus McDonald’s long...
Laois County Council chamber was packed on Tuesday afternoon but not for the routine business of the monthly meeting.
Instead it was a special occasion...
Another unholy row as Laois councillors call for changes to nomination process for Presidential...
Catherine Connolly may be safely elected as Ireland's 10th president but the whole nomination process raised its head once again in Laois County Council...
Gardai make one arrest and seize €8.1 million of cocaine in Laois
Gardai have made one arrest and seized €8.1 million worth of cocaine in Laois.
The seizure was made following a search operation at residential lands...
Laois woman appointed chairperson of prestigious farming body Nuffield Ireland
Laois woman Gráinne Dwyer, a dairy farmer from Borris-in-Ossory, has been appointed as the new chairperson of Nuffield Ireland, the prestigious farm organisation that...
Major step forward for Mountmellick Flood Relief Scheme as preliminary design stage is complete
Laois County Council, in partnership with and with the approval of the OPW, have announced that the preliminary design of the Mountmellick Flood Relief Scheme...
From Mountmellick to Microsoft to Mansion House – Emma McCann named Ireland’s top electrical...
Mountmellick native Emma McCann has been named Electrical Apprentice of the Year at the fourth National Apprentice of the Year Awards in Dublin’s Mansion...
In Pictures: Midlands Regional PPN Meeting Held in Castle Durrow
PPN delegates from across the Midlands Region received a warm welcome to Laois at the stunning Castle Durrow for the latest Midlands Regional Public...
New addiction studies course in Laois launched at Arc Project celebration
A vital boost to supports for Laois people struggling with or recovering from addiction has been announced, with the news that Laois Partnership Company...
Celebration of community pride at Laois County Council Best Estate and Garden awards night
Laois County Council’s annual Best Estate and Garden Awards Night took place recently in the Council Chamber, and proved to be a wonderful celebration...
Presidential Election: 44% turnout, more than 4,000 spoiled votes and 65% support for Connolly...
Catherine Connolly has received more than 65% of the Laois vote in this year's Presidential Election after the results of the first count were...
Presidential Election: Laois backs Catherine Connolly in huge numbers in landslide victory
Independent candidate Catherine Connolly is set to receive more than 60% of the Laois vote in the Presidential Election and is on course to...
LIVE BLOG: Follow all the updates from the Laois count centre for this year’s...
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This morning in the Nagle Rice sports complex in Portlaoise - a facility that is shared by Portlaoise CBS and Scoil...
Award for coach and swim club after heroic efforts save the life of Laois...
A coach and a swimming club have received national awards after their heroic efforts saved the life of a Laois teenager following an incident...
Laois shop presented with National Grocery Retail Award for Excellence
Dermot Mulhall’s MACE Mountrath was presented with the award for Excellence in Fresh Food Retailing in a Forecourt at the Checkout National Grocery Retail...
Rehearsals underway as The Heath GAA getting set for Lip Sync Battle
The Heath GAA are set to take to the stage in the New Year as they have officially launched their highly anticipated Lip Sync...
Laois Garda and colleague receive award for bravery after saving a woman from a...
A Laois Garda and his colleague have received a medal for bravery following a ceremony today.
Emo's Nigel Murphy and Garda Conor Treacy were presented...
Famed Laois GAA programme collector hosting Memorabilia Fair this Bank Holiday Monday
Any GAA enthusiasts at a loose end this coming Bank Holiday Monday could do worse than check out a GAA Programme and Memorabilia Fair...
Excitement building as Laois GAA club gear up to host popular ‘Pumpkin Patch’ event...
This October Bank Holiday weekend, a very popular Pumpkin Patch event will take place in the GAA grounds in Clonad.
This will be the sixth...
Government’s endometriosis framework ‘fails to deliver for women and girls’ says Laois Senator
Sinn Féin Senator Maria McCormack has highlighted publication of the Department of Health’s 'National Framework for the Management of Endometriosis in Ireland'.
Endometriosis is a...
Just under 65,000 people in Laois entitled to vote in Irish presidential election
Just under 65,000 people are entitled to vote in tomorrow's Presidential Election as the nation goes to the polls to decide who will replace...
Night Time Economy Grant Initiative extended for Portlaoise cafés
Laois County Council has announced that the Night Time Economy Grant initiative for Portlaoise cafes has been extended.
Following on from the first grant initiative...
Stanley: ‘Disabled people in Laois face additional household costs’
Laois Independent Republican TD Brian Stanley has told Hildegarde Naughton, the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality, that people with disabilities have additional household...
‘The tillage area has declined by 40% in 40 years … (but) the sector...
With many tillage farmers across the region currently sowing winter crops, the industry as a whole was discussed in the Dáil last week.
In a...
